Bergen Arches Study

Overview

This web site has
been archived and is
no longer being updated.

The
New Jersey Department of Transportation would like to
welcome you to the official site for the Bergen Arches
Study. Your input is key to the success of the study.
Please take a few moments to read about this project
and fill out our on-line user survey. We encourage you
to visit the site periodically for project updates and
project meeting notices.

The
Bergen Arches right-of-way is an abandoned railroad
corridor just less than a mile long that cuts through
the Palisades in highly developed Jersey City, New Jersey.
Trains last used it over 30 years ago. The Bergen Arches
runs parallel to Rt. 139 between J.F. Kennedy Boulevard
near Tonnelle Avenue to the west, and Palisades Avenue on
the east. The
Bergen Arches
lie in an area
that is rich
inmulti-modal
transportation
facilities,
including Route
1&9, Route
139, I-78,
theNewJersey
Turnpike, the
Holland Tunnel,
the PATH subway
system, the
Hudson Bergen
Light Rail
system, NJ
Transit commuter
rail lines,
and various
freight rail
lines and yards.

The
purpose of
the Bergen
Arches Study
is to determine
the best use
or uses for
this valuable
right-of-way.
This "best use" must
serve the area's
mobility needs,
be practical
from a construction
and financial
standpoint,
be environmentally
acceptable,
and be supported
by the community.